This month, look for ancient bits of Halley’s comet raining down on Earth, along with a series of eye-catching planetary pairings and a chance to spy on a gorgeous swarm of stars. You’ll even be able to hunt down a Texas-size asteroid as it sails across our night skies.

So dust off those binoculars, and mark your May calendar.

The innermost planet, Mercury, is small, dim, and close to the sun, which means it can be very hard to find in the night sky. But the planet is visible even with your naked eye if you know when and where to look.

On May 3, Mercury will be huddled up with the moon in the twilight sky about 30 minutes before sunrise.